Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-20
GOTHAM.
.,,xs, THAT ARE TALKED OF IN INV
YORK.
.,..,,,e.l-A New Firm Of Managerial
Kystsry and a Romancc-virtus
Not Rewarded.
......,onieo,oo' mo Richmond Dispa,chl

noon Ser -coi ne Richmond Dispatchl
wv YoRK. November 10. lSS7.
I'll. t->. move Of an exceedingly BOW.
~, tru ~ theatrical managers was
'.. +., other lay when Den Thomn.
.cuci d contract for year with
,... Gilmore a TomPkjns. Joshuo
.....-b v.u play the whole OF next
ulGcr Gllmorcs maungcmor.
...via not so outsidcof the theatre,
...i Ma Gilmore Is Interested Nv
-.,.f September Gilmore a. Vomn.
.yr.c' Cd have the Academy of
,...- Baltimore on their list. Tho.
.s. control the Boston Theetra
r.t.,r. Opor-llouse, and i'm NoU.
&C.. N.Ios. the Academy of Nlus,c
.r ruh-AVcuUc Theatre. Tbi'
.t .m i've of the biggest theatres in
..atry and they can take
..-..- at.mction and just move
....rI in their own chain az
Co.,. SD tat whatever rent Nov
.v.. ~. iuto their own pockets. II
tie West aud South, and looks
stewards Ing shows. For instance
.r. OnUou,s,ead production is 10
-r.rc unparalleled IN the history
.-..,.. amma. IL viii be put ON the
...r ., Nu>.c for q run-that is. ms
..'. u.u tll the hoUsc-and every
..t vl Boz used to keep up the in
.- potoau, the painter Of great
~.- is 81 construct panorama
.-.. ,-.r. of tho Academy of Music.
e-. ave "a view If fifteen miles
NJ. England country landscape.
r-. -a 90 Toe all sorts Of farm AMI
tto stage, waving grain.
COWS, etc. The realism does
-- ne, for IN the succeeding
. represents the interior of
.. a rich New Yorker, Mr.
arranged TO have an exact
8 the late William II. Van
..lare on Fifth avenue. II is
r., ,.t has been talked about
-... over by the papers and deco
-aa half the public, and PARTON
u.r feel the greatest interest IN
., ein,iic Of the apartment on
-.s v.I be In sharp contrast to the
aout At the same time that
..0I Homestead is produced in
spectacular fashion. Messrs. Gil
~ Iompkins will produce q
,-..s- piece employing hundreds OF
,..-- sai with all of the usual features
..-. shows. They expect TO make Z
,.-r .et extensive thing Of the kind in
..sr. 1lt~v.
...- was no particular reason why
~.l should have succeeded at
Na.l. sthis week. Ii was cast by a
,.ur..y which was not particularly wei,
,sst.... g. It's purposes. and It Was pro-
.-, i1 au age that SCOTS 40 the sort of
-rr rttac School presents IL 10
r-c. oj. and very far from entertain
-r Mss C0Cllan does not appear in
.- cost. Int Mrs. Abbey does. She
u.-.- very hard, and gives rather q JOY
ID and playful representation OF the
.. int generous and friendly school
~- Nstte GUOn plays the Tole Of
.. iue-i.,ss and pathetic Cinderella.
l.-e S. too much ace on the stage,
...--h from start 10 finish Mrs. Abbey,
.-rlrg. finished. and versatile come0l-
..-a. though she IS. has far too mature q
.-. FORA schoolgirl, and all OF her
l...sol graceful by-piay - lost on this
lat Osmond Tearle is growing fat,
.-i IS by no means the dashins and
s,ure juvenile actor tina; be WAS
-- 10 wears a1o. The audience was
lev indifferent 10 the play on the
rs. p '7ht. and it VIII probably be ncces-
.s-, o. substitute aome other play az
o.-a Ftolka Gcrster and Helen Has
trstsr occupied boxes the first night
q. tire public which has adored them
So faithfully on tlre stage Transferred It's
tonal ewes "a the boxes. There WAS
..orr contrast between the distinctly
fpnipe beauty Of Nine. Gerster and
tie bouy. heavy. and severe physique o.
fellow aruste-
Frs Potter's Second play did not
Cir actheu the impression that she made